Module 7 A famous story 单元话题阅读理解练习（PDF版 含答案）

Module 7 A famous story
单元话题阅读理解训练
（2022·浙江丽水·八年级期中）One day a big red hen is playing with her chickens in the garden. After some
time, she wants to eat something and she takes out her chickens to look for food.
When they are eating, she finds a grain of wheat(小麦 ). So she asks her chickens to plant it in the back
garden. But no one wants to do it. The big red hen has to do it herself.
After a few months, they get a lot of wheat. She says to her chickens, “Who will take the wheat to the store to
get some flour(面粉) ” But they don’t want to do it. So she takes the wheat to the store and brings the flour home.
After she gets home, she says,” Who will make some bread with the flour “They all say they are too busy to
do it.
When she makes the bread, she says to her chickens,” Who wants to eat the bread ”
“I will,” they say. “No, you can’t. You don’t want to do anything before I make the bread. You must know
‘No pains, no gains’.”She doesn’t give any bread to her chickens and she eats the bread herself.
1．Why does the hen want to plant the grain of wheat
A．Because she has nothing to do. B．Because she wants her chickens to do everything.
C．Because she wants to get lots of wheat. D．Because she doesn’t want to play with her chickens.
2．________ take(s) the wheat to the store.
A．The chickens B．The big red hen
C．One of her chickens D．The big red hen and her chickens
3．Why doesn’t the big hen give any bread to her chickens
A．Because they aren’t at home. B．Because she doesn’t like them.
C．Because they don’t do anything. D．Because they don’t want to eat it.
4．The best title of the passage may be “________”.
A．The Bread B．The Wheat C．The Big Red Hen D．No pains, no gains
（2022·陕西安康·八年级期末）Once an old woman named Mrs. Brown lived in a village. She had an apple
tree. There were many golden apples on the tree. People called it the Sun Tree.
Soon a king heard about the Sun Tree. He wanted it, so he went to Mrs. Brown’s house. Mrs. Brown didn’t
want him to take her tree away! She gave the king a seed（种子）. The king told a farmer to plant it in his garden,
but it didn’t grow.
The king went again to Mrs. Brown’s house to take the tree away. She was sad and asked the king to give her
a seed. Soon the tree in the king’s garden died, but the new Sun Tree grew in Mrs. Brown’s house. The king
decided to take Mrs. Brown’s house together with the tree, so he asked her to move out. The king moved into Mrs.
Brown’s house. One day he and his son went to see the Sun Tree. Guess what They saw the tree walking! The
Sun Tree walked to Mrs. Brown’s new house.
This time, the king didn’t get the tree. He knew not everything in his land was his.
5．There were many ________ on the Sun Tree.
A．red apples B．golden apples C．beautiful flowers D．white flowers
6．________ planted the seed of the Sun Tree in the king’s garden.
A．Mrs. Brown’s son B．The king’s son C．Mrs. Brown D．A farmer
7．What did the king do after the tree in his garden died
A．He planted another tree. B．He asked Mrs. Brown for another seed.
C．He moved into Mrs. Brown’s house. D．He took Mrs. Brown’s new Sun Tree to his garden.
（2022·广东·广州市白云区培英实验学校八年级期中）A long time ago there was an old, poor fisherman
who did not catch enough fish for him and his family to live well. One day when he pulled his fishing net in, he
found a pot in it and he was very happy because he could sell the pot and make some money. First he looked
inside, and a genie came out.
The genie had been in the pot for four hundred years and he was very angry. At first he tried to hurt the
fisherman, but the fisherman was clever and he put the genie back inside the pot. The fisherman said he would
only open the pot again if the genie would help him. The genie came out and took the fisherman to a lake where
there were many special fish.
The fisherman caught four of these fish and took them to the king.
The fish were special because when they were cooked they talked and answered any question that people
wanted to know. The king was excited and he paid the fisherman a lot of money for the fish. He also gave the
fisherman’s son a very important job and he married one of the fisherman’s beautiful daughters.
8．What did the fisherman find in the pot
A．A fish. B．A special living thing. C．A coin. D．A fishing net.
9．The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to（指的是）________.
A．his fishing net B．the lake C．the pot D．his basket
10．The fish were special because ________.
A．they could make people happy
B．they could tell the truth to people directly
C．when they were cooked they would tell people the truth that they wanted to know
D．when they faced death, they would dance
11．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．The fisherman was clever enough so that he wasn’t hurt by the genie.
B．The genie had been in the pot for a long time.
C．The genie was not so happy when he came out at first.
D．The fisherman was still poor at last.
（2022·江西吉安·八年级期末）A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping
around. The crow watched them with disdain (鄙视).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn
over in the air No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition, I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his
skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all
kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land there was nothing
but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found
it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother Is that
another trick ”
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t
help me, I’ll lose my life...”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
12．What’s the correct order of the following events
a. The crow showed off its flying skills.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.
d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.
A．e-c-d-a-b B．a-e-c-d-b C．c-e-a-d-b D．c-a-d-e-b
13．What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Tired. B．Bored. C．Nervous. D．Afraid.
14．What does the story tell us
A．No pain, no gain. B．The early bird catches the worm.
C．Pride goes before a fall. D．Practice makes perfect.
（2022·陕西渭南·八年级期末）Once upon a time, a turtle (龟) lived in a pool with two ducks. The turtle
enjoyed her life here because she could talk with the ducks every day. And the turtle loved to talk.
After many years, there was very little water in the pool. The ducks planned to fly to another area. They
walked over to the turtle to say goodbye.
“Oh, don’t leave me behind!” said the turtle, “Take me with you!” “But you cannot fly!” said the ducks.
“Take me with you! Please!” said the turtle.
The turtle felt so sorry for herself, and at last they got an idea. “We will each carry one end of a stick and you
bite (咬) the middle of it. Then we will fly with you. But remember not to talk! If you open your mouth, you will
fall down.” said the ducks.
The turtle agreed and thanked the ducks. So they began to fly.
When they came over a small town, some people saw them. “Isn’t it strange Look!”they shouted, and
everyone ran to look. The turtle forgot everything, and started to say, “Hush, you stupid people!” But when she
opened her mouth, she fell to the ground.
It is a very good thing to be able to hold one’s tongue!
15．Why did the ducks plan to fly to another area
A．Because they didn’t like the turtle. B．Because they didn’t like the pool.
C．Because there was very little water. D．Because some people always saw them.
16．The ducks asked the turtle to _________when they flew.
A．open her mouth B．remember not to talk
C．fly with them D．carry one end of the stick
17．The turtle _________ when she opened her mouth.
A．fell to the ground B．kept flying
C．carried the stick again D．forgot everything
18．The underlined word “tongue” means _________ in Chinese in the last paragraph.
A．思维 B．舌头 C．眉毛 D．呼吸
（2022·山东·济南锦苑学校八年级期中）After wandering around in the city for a long time, Tom finally
found himself standing in front of the palace. He looked through its golden gate, hoping to take a look at a real
prince (王子).
There were some guards standing at both sides of the gate. Tom, dressed badly, was moving nervously past
them when he suddenly caught sight of a well-dressed boy who was followed by several servants. He was no
doubt the prince!
Tom was excited. He wanted to get close to the prince and have a good look at him. However, a guard saw
him and stopped him rudely (粗鲁地).
The young prince, whose name was Edward, was angry with the guard for his rudeness. He asked the guard
to open the gate and took Tom to his room in the palace.
The two boys became good friends. They even exchanged their clothes after Tom told Edward that he had
dreamt about dressing like a prince. As they stood side by side in front of a great mirror, they were surprised to
find that they looked almost like twins!
The two boys were in each other’s clothes when Edward suddenly noticed a bruise (淤伤) on Tom’s hand. He
soon realized that it was caused by the guard who had stopped Tom rudely. In a moment, the young prince ran out
of the room. He decided to punish the guard.
However, the guard didn’t realize that the prince was in Tom’s old worn clothes. He hit Edward heavily on
the ear and threw him out of the palace.
19．Why did Tom look through the gate of the palace
A．To talk with the guard. B．To ask for a place to live in.
C．To have a look at a real prince. D．To get new clothes from the prince.
20．How did Tom feel while moving past the guards
A．Nervous. B．Excited. C．Proud. D．Surprised.
21．When Tom was stopped, Edward got mad because of ________.
A．the bad manners of Tom B．the strict rules of the palace
C．the rude behavior of the guard D．the bruise on Tom’s hand
22．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Edward and Tom were twin brothers. B．Edward was kind, caring and friendly.
C．Edward was tired of living in the palace. D．Edward was cheated by Tom.
23．We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.
A．Blood is thicker than water B．Two heads are better than one
C．Never judge people by their looks D．A friend in need is a friend indeed
（2022·陕西榆林·八年级期末）On a sunny day, Mother Hen is playing with her chickens on the grass. Later,
they are hungry, so Mother Hen takes her children out to look for food. She finds a few grains of wheat (麦
子). So she asks her children to plant them in the garden. But none of her children wants to do it. Mother Hen has
to do it herself.
A few months later, they get a lot of wheat. She asks her children, “Who would like to take the wheat to the
shop and get some flour (面粉) ” But her children don’t want to do it. So she takes the wheat to the shop and
brings the flour home.
After getting home, she asks “Who will make some bread with the flour ” They all say, “I’m not free”. When
she makes the bread, she says to her chickens, “Who wants to eat the bread ” “I will,” they all say. “No, you
can’t. You don’t want to do anything before I make the bread. You must know ‘No pains, no gains (不劳无获). ’ ”
She doesn’t give any bread to her children.
24．According to the passage, Mother Hen planted the wheat ________.
A．on the grass B．in the garden C．at home D．at the school
25．________ take(s) the wheat to the shop.
A．The chickens B．Father Hen C．Mother Hen D．The whole family
26．Why doesn’t Mother Hen give any bread to her children
A．Because they aren’t at home.
B．Because she doesn’t like them.
C．Because they don’t want to eat it.
D．Because they don’t do anything.
（2022·安徽滁州·八年级期末）Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village. He placed a
large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and
watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart (小车) . He crashed (相撞) into the stone and the
milk spread all over the ground. “What fool put this stone here ” he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily
went away.
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped
over (绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in
tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to
move it. The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility (责任 ) to keep their
neighbors from harm (伤害).”
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been
working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to
anyone who comes down the road after dark. I'll move it out of the way.”
After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road. Imagine her
surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said. “Is this gold yours If not, we
surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”
The king said. “My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who
has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people. Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain
and expect others to solve their problems.”
27．How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone
A．Angry. B．Sad. C．Curious. D．Worried.
28．Why did the king place a stone on the road
A．Because he wanted to give the girl a reward.
B．Because he wanted to hide gold coins under it.
C．Because he wanted to play a trick on his people.
D．Because he wanted to see if anyone would move it.
29．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage
A．All the people complained about the stone.
B．It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.
C．One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.
D．The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone.
30．What’s the best title (标题) of the passage
A．A Wise King B．A Kind Girl
C．A Stone on the Road D．Gold Coins Under the Stone
参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D
【导语】本文讲述了一只母鸡通过一系列的行为让孩子们懂得“不劳无获”这个道理的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据“...After a few months, they get a lot of wheat.”可知，因为母鸡想得到更多的小麦，故
选 C。
2．细节理解题。根据“Who will take the wheat to the store and get some flour...So she takes the wheat to the store
and brings the flour home.”可知，是母鸡自己带着小麦去商店，故选 B。
3．细节理解题。根据“No, you can’t. You don’t want to do anything before I make the bread. You must know ‘No
pain, no gain’.”可知，因为小鸡们之前没有劳动，所以不能吃面包，故选 C。
4．最佳标题题。根据“You must know ‘No pain, no gain(不劳无获)’.”及整个文章的理解可知，主要是一只母
鸡通过一系列的行为让孩子们懂得“不劳无获”这个道理，故选 D。
5．B 6．D 7．C
【导语】本文是一则寓言故事，主要讲述了国王看上了布朗夫人的苹果树，国王想尽了办法想把苹果树占
为己有，最终都失败了，这让国王明白并不是所有的东西都是属于他的。
5．细节理解题。根据“There were many golden apples on the tree.”可知，树上有许多金苹果，故选 B。
6．细节理解题。根据“The king told a farmer to plant it in his garden, but it didn’t grow”可知，国王让一个农
夫把它种在他的花园里，故选 D。
7．细节理解题。根据“The king decided to take Mrs. Brown’s house together with the tree, so he asked her to move
out. The king moved into Mrs. Brown’s house”可知，之后国王搬进了布朗夫人的房子里，故选 C。
8．B 9．A 10．C 11．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了渔夫和妖怪的故事。
8．细节理解题。根据“First he looked inside, and a genie came out”可知，在罐子里发现了一只妖怪，即一个
特别的生物，故选 B。
9．词义猜测题。根据“One day when he pulled his fishing net in, he found a pot in it”可知，在渔网上发现了这
个罐子，所以 it 指代“渔网”，故选 A。
10．细节理解题。根据“The fish were special because when they were cooked they talked and answered any
question that people wanted to know.”可知，因为当它们被煮熟时，它们会说话，并回答人们想知道的任何问
题，故选 C。
11．推理判断题。根据“The king was excited and he paid the fisherman a lot of money for the fish”可知，最终
国王给了这位渔夫很多钱，所以 D 选项表达错误，故选 D。
12．C 13．A 14．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了乌鸦自以为是嘲笑天鹅的飞行技能并发起挑战，结果差点丢了性
命。
12．细节理解题。根据文章可知一开始乌鸦嘲笑天鹅飞行本领并发出挑战，一只年轻的天鹅应战，乌鸦首
先炫耀技能，等到天鹅展示时乌鸦跟在后面却陷入困境，才明白因为自己的自大将要害自己丢了性命，天
鹅在表示遗憾后救了乌鸦。故选 C。
13．词义猜测题。根据“ he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the
water”可知他发现他已经难于保持在空中，极力地保持自己不掉到水里，结合备选词汇可猜测应是太累了，
故选 A。
14．主旨大意题。根据文章可知乌鸦因为自负差点丧命，故选 C。
15．C 16．B 17．D 18．B
【导语】本文是一则寓言故事，通过鸭子带乌龟飞翔的故事告诉我们一个道理：能保持沉默是一件好事。
15．细节理解题。根据“After many years, there was very little water in the pool. The ducks planned to fly to
another area.”可知，因为池塘里没有什么水了，鸭子才计划飞去另一个地方。故选 C。
16．细节理解题。根据“But remember not to talk! If you open your mouth, you will fall down.”可知，鸭子让乌
龟在飞翔过程中不要说话。故选 B。
17．细节理解题。根据“The turtle forgot everything, and started to say, ‘Hush, you stupid people!’”可知，乌龟
忘记了所有东西，飞行时开口说话了。故选 D。
18．词义猜测题。根据“It is a very good thing to be able to hold one’s tongue!”和上文乌龟因为在飞行时说话
而掉下去了，可知此处指：能保持沉默是一件好事。“hold one’s tongue”表示闭嘴，tongue 和说话有关，故
tongue 意为“舌头”。故选 B。
19．C 20．A 21．C 22．B 23．C
【导语】本文讲述了 Tom 来到了一个宫殿，他想见到王子，他的愿望实现了，他见到了王子，他们还成为
了好朋友。
19．细节理解题。根据“He looked through its golden gate, hoping to take a look at a real prince
(王子).”可知，Tom 向金色的大门里看，希望看到真正的王子。故选 C。
20．细节理解题。根据“Tom, dressed badly, was moving nervously past them when he suddenly caught sight of a
well-dressed boy who was followed by several servants”可知，Tom 在经过卫兵的时候他很紧张。故选 A。
21．细节理解题。根据“However, a guard saw him and stopped him rudely (粗鲁地).”和“The young prince, whose
name was Edward, was angry with the guard for his rudeness.”可知，Edward 王子是因为士兵的粗鲁而生气。
故选 C。
22．推理判断题。根据“The young prince, whose name was Edward, was angry with the guard for his rudeness. He
asked the guard to open the gate and took Tom to his room in the palace…”等内容可知，Edward 让 Tom 进到了
宫殿，他们成为了好朋友，他还惩罚举止粗鲁的卫兵。由这些内容可知，Edward 是一个善良、友好、有同
情心的人。故选 B。
23．推理判断题。根据文意可知，穿着破烂的 Tom 来到了宫殿想要看看王子，卫兵看不起他，粗鲁地阻止
了他。幸运的是，王子很友好，他让 Tom 来到了宫殿，他们成了好朋友。由这个故事我们可以知道，我们
不能从一个人的外貌去判断一个人，故选 C。
24．B 25．C 26．D
【导语】本文讲述鸡妈妈通过一系列的行为让孩子们懂得“不劳无获”这个道理的故事。
24．细节理解题。根据“She finds a few grains of wheat (麦子). So she asks her children to plant them in the
garden.”可知，鸡妈妈把麦子重在花园里。故选 B。
25．细节理解题。根据“So she takes the wheat to the shop and brings the flour home.”可知，把麦子带到店铺
的是鸡妈妈。故选 C。
26．细节理解题。根据“No, you can’t. You don’t want to do anything before I make the bread. You must know ‘No
pain, no gain.’ ”可知， 因为孩子们什么都不做，所以鸡妈妈不给孩子们吃面包。故选 D。
27．A 28．D 29．B 30．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了国王在路中间放了一块石头，人们被石头绊倒，但是没有一个人
愿意把它移开，只有一个小女孩做到了，国王将石头下面的金币给了她。
27．推理判断题。根据文中“He picked himself up and angrily went away.”可推理出，送牛奶的人撞到石头上
时感觉很生气。故选 A。
28．细节理解题。根据文中“The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found
nobody was willing to move it.”可知，国王在路上放一块石头是因为他想看看是否有人会移动它。故选 D。